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generous

/'dʒɛnərəs/

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adjective
more than is usual or necessary
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"a generous portion"

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ample
adjective
not petty in character and mind
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"unusually generous in his judgment of people"

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magnanimous ungrudging large big

Opposite:

ungenerous
adjective
willing to give and share unstintingly
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"a generous donation"

Similar:

liberal munificent openhanded overgenerous too-generous unselfish unsparing unstinted unstinting benevolent big bighearted bounteous bountiful freehanded freehearted giving handsome lavish

Opposite:

stingy

Examples of generous

"a generous portion"
"unusually generous in his judgment of people"
"a generous donation"